James Henry Lane
Born: July 28, 1833
Birth Place: Matthews Court House, Virginia
Father: Colonel Walter Gardner Lane 1806 – 1868
(Buried: Goshen Cemetery, Moon, Virginia)
Mother: Mary Ann Henry Barkwell 1808 – 1870
(Buried: Goshen Cemetery, Moon, Virginia)
Wife: Charlotte Randolph “Lottie” Meade 1836 – 1888
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama)
Children:
Elizabeth Hardaway “Lidie” Hardaway Lane 1871 – 1913
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama)
Mary Barkwell Lane Petrie 1876 – 1942
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama)
Kate Meade James Lane 1878 – 1968
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama)
Lottie Everard Lane Sloan 1880 – 1951
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama)
Education:
1854: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute
1857: Graduated from University of Virginia
Occupation before War:
Mathematics Professor at Virginia Military Institute
Natural Philosophy Professor at North Carolina Military Institute
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 28th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded twice during the Seven Days Campaign
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Wounded during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg
1864: Wounded in the groin during the Battle of Cold Harbor
1865: Paroled at Appomattox Court House, Appomattox, Virginia
Occupation after War:
1872 – 1880: Civil Engineering Professor Virginia A & M College
1881 – 1907: Civil Engineering Professor Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Died: September 21, 1907Place of Death: Auburn, Alabama
Cause of Death: Not Known
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama
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